Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Floor Lead & Producibility

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Marietta (GA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

Job summary

Lockheed Martin is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer Staff to serve as ME Lead for the F-22 scope. This critical role acts as the primary floor POC for build execution, producibility, and cross‑functional coordination to keep schedules on track.

You will apply DFM principles, define operation sequences, optimize layouts, and drive transitions to full-rate production. Requires 8+ years on production floors, aerospace experience, and strong problem‑solving, communication, and leadership.

Qualifications

• STEM Degree (Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering preferred)
• Military aircraft assembly experience (fighters preferred)
• 8+ years floor support experience in a production engineering, quality engineering, production operations, or project engineering role
• Root Cause and Corrective Action experience
• Demonstrated ability to drive build and production issues to closure
• Presentation, verbal & written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Provide floor support for the execution of a determinant assembly build
• Serve as primary POC for build constraints and identify resolution
• Coordinate with other functional organizations to ensure the build progress continues on schedule
• Apply Design-for-Manufacturability (DFM) Principles into early design reviews to reduce complexity, cost, and lead time
• Define and optimize sequence of operations, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing and material handling taking into account flow and lean philosophies
• Identify any new tooling & fixturing requirements in partnership with tool engineering
• Review worm instructions and will provide feedback for their improvement
• Support transition to full rate production of a range of products

Skills

Critical thinking

Analytical

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Verbal & written communication

Education

STEM degree (Mechanical/Manufacturing preferred)

Job description

Lockheed Martin is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer Staff to serve as ME Lead for the F-22 scope. This critical role acts as the primary floor POC for build execution, producibility, and cross‑functional coordination to keep schedules on track.

You will apply DFM principles, define operation sequences, optimize layouts, and drive transitions to full-rate production. Requires 8+ years on production floors, aerospace experience, and strong problem‑solving, communication, and leadership.